Following a jury verdict of willful infringement, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 because defendant’s litigation conduct and positions were exceptional. “Regarding attorneys fees . . . Defendant…
Patently Apple posted a report on January 17 titled "As the Dow Closes above 26,000, Apple Announces Mammoth Investments in the U.S. while Promising to Create 20,000 Jobs." Yesterday the U.S. President singled Apple out…
Patent No. ZL 2014 8 0036136.6 builds on core patents, securing strategic intellectual property on a full colour optical display device comprising multiple nano-structure arrays. Intended as an authentication device, this technology displays a wide…
At the end of 2017, news of German auto group Volkswagen interest in the rapid growth of the Chinese electric vehicle market surfaced. Together with its local partner, Jianghuai Automobile Corporation, Volkswagen plans to invest…
Previously, American corporations paid up to 35 percent on royalties from US patents and other intellectual property. … As the Wall Street Journal noted, “the deduction is meant to induce companies with large US operations…
CHAPEL HILL — A group of nine researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and the University of California received a patent grant for methods for fabricating isolated structures using lithography, according to a filing Tuesday…
Patent litigation often involves the intersection of practice before the PTAB and district courts. Not surprisingly then, the subject of this post—the Federal Circuit's recent opinion concerning the reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,284,471 (“the…
Following critisism from the industry, the European Patent Office has drafted a proposal to allow exemptions to its Early Certainty Initiative. Industry associations had pressed the EPO not to limit the time to grant a…
Even though many of us don’t like the sound of our own voice (although some way less than others), it is still a very personal aspect of who we are and often a very unique identifier. It can…
BRIEF-EyeGene receives patent. Reuters Staff. 1 Min Read. Jan 31 (Reuters) – EyeGene Inc : * Says it received patent on Jan. 31, for methods for Preparing Human Papillomavirus Virus-Like Particles. * Patent number is…
The last several months have been deeply troubling for our country as previously untold stories of sexual assault and harassment have emerged across many sectors of society that impact all communities. Victims often cite fear…
Earlier today, Orthocell was granted a key Canadian patent which helps Orthocell retain its intellectual property (IP) relating to tendon regeneration cells (tenocytes) for its Ortho-ATI product, and brings its total number of granted patents…
Law360, New York (January 30, 2018, 9:03 PM EST) — The Federal Circuit on Tuesday affirmed part of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision that many claims of a Smith & Nephew Inc. surgical…
As reported in our prior blog post, the Federal Circuit appears poised to decide whether a corporation can be sued for patent infringement in any federal district in its state of incorporation. In a recent…
Three pharmaceutical companies on Tuesday added another patent to an infringement suit against Sandoz Inc., as it tries to prevent a contingent of drugmakers from bringing generic versions of the gastrointestinal drug Linzess to market….
Law360, Los Angeles (January 30, 2018, 6:23 PM EST) — Nixon Peabody LLP has added two patent litigation partners from litigation and trials boutique LTL Attorneys LLP in Los Angeles, bolstering the firm's growing West…
President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address late Tuesday offered only broad overtures on trade policy as he talked up his administration’s ongoing effort to negotiate with trading partners and strictly enforce U.S….
On the verge of Waymo’s highly anticipated trade secret trial against Uber, a California federal judge made clear Tuesday that jurors will hear about Morrison & Foerster LLP’s role in Uber’s acquisition of a self-driving…
When the developers of the new Life Hotel were poking around the 19th-century NoMad building a couple years back, they uncovered what looked to be the remains of a speakeasy in the building's basement: empty…
Life Technologies Corp. on Monday urged the Federal Circuit to uphold its finding that Promega Corp. doesn’t deserve U.S.-specific damages in patent litigation over genetic-testing kits, despite pleas from Promega for a rehearing before the…